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Sometimes we get enquiries from people who know they want to live in Valencia and then tell us they are looking at Alicante too. It's an obvious mistake to make as Alicante is a part of the Valencian community but is not Valencia… it's Alicante. Equally this is true to the North of Valencia with Castellón, it's a part of the Valencian Community too but it's also a province in its own right. The thing that most people don't get is that if you haven't made that decision beforehand then you haven't done much research because you are comparing chalk with cheese when you compare Valencia and Alicante in general or indeed Valencia and Castellón.

Things don't cost what they used to. Spain isn't cheap any more. Both true but both are wrong too. Welcome to another blog post where we spend our time convincing you to come to Spain, and more particularly Valencia, to live. Over the last few weeks the talking point of affordability has become the latest political football the world over. As usual the Orange Sh*tgibbon is lying through his teeth about costs in the USA, black is white, north is south, Eurasia have always been our friends etc (Yes, that's an Orwell reference because we are at that point now) However, when we do it we do it through a more open and inclusive point of view. It's called truth and maybe the Felon-in-Chief might like to try that once in a while.

We keep getting more and more requests to help people with their purchase of Valencia Property. There has been a large uptick in requests in the last two weeks since we published our articles about the rental crisis in Valencia and the new digital nomad visa in Spain. It's really gratifying to see so many people trusting us with their most important purchase in Spain. As the most experienced, twenty years plus and counting, and trusted (see our reviews) estate agency in the area we take this responsibility towards our potential clients seriously and continue to build relationships with them right from the start of their Valencia Property journey.

In these pages we have talked before about the, let's say, quirky nature of property owners in Valencia and Spain as a whole but until today we haven't had to talk about the threat of our next consultation call being from behind bars. So today we are going to talk about an ultra quirky owner and why you might have a zoom call or whatsapp conversation with me from Carabanchel (Spain's equivalent of Alcatraz, Wormwood Scrubs or the Salt Mines of Siberia.) Strangeways Here We Come In order to work with our clients, buyers, we sometimes have to work with these quirky owners. You can see some of our other articles about owners and what we put up with in the related posts below, just click on the images. Sometimes though quirky becomes absolutely hatstand crazy and that is what has happened this week.

We have been working in so many ways with clients over the last few years and have written previously about all of the services that we offer but we think that a lot of things are getting lost as there is just so much information on our blog and main page that we thought it was time to bring it all together in one post. A quarter of a century of experience in the Valencia Property market is difficult to distil down into a single blog post and service offers but we have tried here to make the best use of our time and also to give the best service possible to our clients.

As mentioned in last week's blog the latest figures for purchases of property in Valencia show that there an increasing number of Americans buying in and around the city. In fact last year the increase in Americans buying in Valencia was over 50% compared with previous years. Here at Valencia Property we have been working with American clients for over a decade now (We didn't refuse beforehand it's just that they hadn't discovered Valencia yet!). Our working model is that of the American Realtor and there's a reason for that. We'll get into that later. Today though we are going to talk about why we are in the privileged position of being the number one realtor in Valencia for Americans, how we work, what we do and how you can work with us (whether you are American or not).

Has it really been a week since the last article about the question in the title? Is it really time for part two of our big boom article already? Well, yes it is. So last week we posted the following statements about the Valencia and Spanish Property market. We talked about a lot of them last week. This week we talk about the rest. Just in case you didn't see it you can see the original article here.

I've probably been spending too much time on Facebook recently answering people's queries in groups about moving to Spain and this has led me to the following conclusion... I really need to write about moving to Spain... especially for Brits (But also non EU in general). Why has this happened? Well, Brits still seem to be under the impression that they can just up sticks and move to Spain. You used to be able to do this of course then a certain little thing called Brexit happened and things got complicated, to use Facebook's own relationship status update.

You may have missed it as there was something happening yesterday in the USA but the Spanish government has finally announced the method they will be using to end the Golden Visa and it will be January 2025 when it ends. After your election yesterday I know we are going to be busy here in Valencia in the next two months. We are already the number one realtor in Valencia for Americans and the number of people who have already visited to get their ducks in a row in case the worst happens is huge. And believe me the worst has just happened.

Welcome to 2025 everyone. As you probably know we regularly write stories about the Valencia Property market to keep you up to date with what is happening on the ground. We always mention the trends we have seen and also the official figures that are being produced and this article will be no different.

I recorded the latest podcast a couple of weeks ago and went through some of the questions we had been sent as voice notes, thanks to all of you who sent voice notes in for that. One question specifically interested me as a longer blog post and that is all about why you can't buy that empty property, or rather why are there so many properties that are neither inhabited or for sale and the answers are so many it was worth answering in longer form here. Today on the blog we are going to look at the main reasons and some of the more uncommon reasons. Some of them are very surprising.

We are back! It's September and we are back working full on after the summer hiatus. We hope you enjoyed the long hot summer, it passed me by a bit as I was mostly away in the north of Spain where it was warm but not too hot. Our team spent time away mostly to the four corners of Europe and North Africa not to mention various different parts of Spain. More about that in our next podcast. One of the most important things we did carry on doing during the summer were our initial Valencia Property consultation calls. We have written about them before here but today we are going to discuss how to set one up now and what we should be talking about on the call. We find that the initial consultation call is probably the most important first step for those who eventually get to buy successfully here in Valencia. We get to know you, you get to know us and you can ask any questions whether they are simple, complicated or even at first glance they may seem stupid to you.

The first half of the year has pretty much flown by here in Valencia as the property market continues to move robustly. More demand, less supply, more demand, less supply, more demand, less supply... you can see how it goes. Falling interest rates, increasing incentives for young people wanting to buy, fewer rentals available so people being forced to buy if they can manage to save a deposit, more bank of mum and dad, more demand, less supply, more demand less supply... That's it. End of report. No it isn't. Read on.

If you’ve ever considered living in Spain, let me save you the trouble. It’s a nightmare, truly the worst decision you could ever make. Back in the day I wrote an article about the 17 worst things about living in Spain, you can see it here, however that was ten years ago so it's time to update the article and let you know why living in Spain now is just horrible. Don't even think of doing it! Here’s a list of the most “horrendous” things about living in this Mediterranean disaster zone. Proceed at your own risk.

After the events of the last few weeks we thought it was time to get back to Valencia Property a little and tell you all about what we do, how we do it and what to expect moving forward. This blog is the longest running continuously posting blog in the Spanish property market without exception and it serves to bring people into looking for somewhere to have a great lifestyle and of course that is Valencia. Our little blog occupies the space for you between when you decide that it might be a good idea in life to move to Spain and when you just start looking at property online with no context. You need information and that's one thing that property agents and portals mostly miss out on. You cannot make a really informed decision about a place without knowing more about it when you are coming from a different area, country or even continent. Our mission is to give you everything needed to make that informed decision and then to help you find that perfect property.

We've had a few mails this week from people wondering what they can buy in Valencia at certain price ranges and we have had a few posts about prices in Valencia recently but one thing that comes up consistently is this. "I have x Euros saved and want to buy a property in Valencia. My price range is between x and y" And we have to say that no it isn't. Because there are certain things people need to know in order to work out how much they can afford. So in today's post we are going to look at a typical request and what it means for your budget. And we are going to make the numbers easy so you don't have to look away if you find numbers daunting. But there are lots of them.

We were thinking about calling this post "Why the seller DGAF about your plans" but decided it was a bit on the nose. Instead we decided to put together some thoughts about why there are certain things you shouldn't do on your Valencia Property visit because if you do you might not get the property for the price you want it. As a buyers' agent we try to get you the best deal possible after whittling down the options to the best places for you so you don't want any owner telling us "I'm not selling my property to them even if they offered me millions". Sounds far fetched but it has happened.

Everyone who buys a property in Valencia, and indeed everyone who buys a property in Spain, requires a NIE number in order to complete their purchase. You can come and look at properties without one, you can make a deposit on a place you want to buy without one, but in order to complete your purchase you'll need a NIE number. Therefore one of the questions we are always asked is "how do I get a NIE number?" and one of the statements people make online all the time is "I can't get an appointment to get a NIE number in Valencia!" We have written about this previously and the article we send to people about it is still relevant but it was written in 2018 so everyone asks is it still relevant.